Good Morning Britain viewers have taken aim at presenter Richard Madeley for his "painful to watch" interview with a ex teacher. During today's (Feb 1) episode of the ITV breakfast show, Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, was welcomed onto the set as teachers across the UK go on strike.
As they discussed the mass walkout taking place today in the first of seven days of industrial action, Richard was criticised online by viewers for his 'patronising' questioning. At one point, Richard purposely talked slowly and paused between each word.
"Did you tell your members not to inform head teachers if they were going on strike today," he asked, before returning back to his normal voice to add: "Yes, or no, sir."
